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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | P1800 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burford, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire |
Airspeed Oxford Mk.II P1800, 2 FTS, RAF Brize Norton: Written off (destroyed) 11/12/39 when stalled and flew into the ground out of cloud, Burford, Oxfordshire (at approximate co ordinates 51.808°N 1.637°W). Pilot - Sgt Sidney Hallas Newbigging (aged 25, Service Number 700221) - was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2840898/newbigging,-sidney-hallas/
3. http://www.lostancestors.eu/memwar/C/CrawfordSold.htm
4. http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic5624.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burford
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
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